Ann Ogbomo

Ann Ogbomo
Born
England
OccupationActress

Ann Ogbomo is an English actress. She is known for her multiple roles in DC Comics live-action adaptations, such as Philippus in the DC Extended Universe films Wonder Woman (2017), Justice League (2017), and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), Jayna-Zod in the Syfy series Krypton (2018–2019), and Gault in the Netflix series The Sandman (2022).[1]

Education

Ogbomo obtained her BA in theatre Arts from Middlesex University, her MA in community Arts from Goldsmiths University, her PGA in teaching Shakespeare from University of Warwick and trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[2]

Career

From 2006 to 2008, Ogbomo was part of the Olivier Histories Ensemble at the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). She also performed in fifteen productions of Shakespeare for various theatre companies including the Royal National Theatre, Shakespeare's Globe and RSC, and she is an educational practitioner at these theatres.[2]

Ogbomo appeared in World War Z (2013) as a Camp Humphreys soldier, Honeytrap (2014) as Lorna, Julius Caesar, Wild Target, Bouquet of Barbed Wire (2010) as Monique, The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency (2009) as Clara, Casualty, Holby City, The Bill, Murder in Mind, and Hardware.[2]

Ogbomo played the Amazon warrior Philippus in the 2017 films Wonder Woman and Justice League.[3] In 2018, she starred as Jayna-Zod in the SyFy series Krypton.[4][5][6]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008–2009 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Clara
2010 Bouquet of Barbed Wire Monique
2018–2019 Krypton Jayna-Zod
2022 The Sandman Gault 2 episodes

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 World War Z Camp Humphrey's Soldier #2
2014 Honeytrap Lorna
2017 Wonder Woman Philippus
2017 Justice League
2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League

References

  1. ^ Blogger, Guest (4 April 2018). "BGN Interviews Ann Ogbomo — From 'Wonder Woman' to 'Krypton'". Black Girl Nerds. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Ann Ogbomo (Jayna-Zod)". SyFy. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  3. ^ Burlingame, Russ (16 March 2018). "Ann Ogbomo Compares Her Wonder Woman Role to Playing a Zod on Krypton". Comicbook.com. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Syfy's Krypton: Meet Superman's Grandpa and Other Key Characters". TVLine. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2 September 2016). "Krypton: Georgina Campbell Cast As Female Lead In Syfy Superman Prequel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  6. ^ Petski, Denise (10 October 2016). "Krypton: Ian McElhinney & Elliot Cowan Among Six Cast In Syfy Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 May 2018.


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